Episodes
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Humm: A wearable that stimulates your brain to improve memory
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
From UWA to Silicon Valley! Iain McIntrye, Andy Henson and the Berkeley, California-based company hope to help people continue to learn and grow throughout their lives through their wearable patch.
Listen and learn how an idea that that was born at UWA, is now making waves by launching smart patches (as simple as a Band-Aid) as a memory aid for everyday use.
Visit https://thinkhumm.com/ today!
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
What is it like to be a role model? Join TEDxUWA Founder & Licensee Thea Kurniawan [BSc '18] and two-time Olympian Heidi Gan [LLB, BCom '15], discuss the impact of being kept on a pedestal for being an Olympian, the ripple effect it's had on her life and studies, and how Heidi defines success.
Watch Heidi's TEDxUWA talk here.
Find out more about TEDxUWA here: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxUWA
Monday Aug 03, 2020
A global leader in sustainable water resource management
Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
In this episode, we meet Alex Whitebrook [BA '17], whose greatest passion is sustainable water resource management. Although initially interested in food and water security during his studies at UWA, this interest evolved into a deeper passion away from 'security' towards a concern for social wellbeing of people facing environmental challenges. From giving presentations on water scarcity to Swiss and Egyptian government representatives, to grassroots research and advocacy with the World Youth Parliament for Water, Alex is driven by a passion to see a sustainable future for humanity.
Also check out Alex's blog, mentioned in this podcast: www.peopletakingaction.org
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Top 5 tips for finding work during (and post) the COVID-19 Pandemic
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
How can you stand out during (and long after) this pandemic? Group People Advisor at Mother, Michelle Hammond [BSc '14, BSc(Hons) '17] walks us through her journey from studying Psychology at UWA, moving to London, working in HR, and how technology and the pandemic are making an impact. Michelle will give you insight into finding work, standing out from the crowd by seizing the opportunity provided by change to grow and thrive.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Smashing the glass ceiling in Japan
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Australian businesswoman Melanie Brock [BA '89] is one of Japan’s most respected APAC specialists. Ms Brock, who has lived in Japan for over 30 years, shares her passion for life-long learning, championing for women in business, and gives insight into her past (and current) board roles, including becoming a non-executive director of the Tokyo-listed Sega Sammy Holdings.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
TEDxUWA Thursdays: Dr Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes BSc '90 Mr
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Dr Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes is passionate about lifelong learning and developing creative confidence – for all ages. Joined by Nithin Srinaath [BSc '16], Dr Anderson-Mayes walks us through her journey from majoring in Physics at UWA as the only woman in her cohort, to starting her own embroidery business which led her to speaking at TEDxUWA's first ever event in 2016.
Find out more about TEDxUWA's first event, TEDxUWASalon: Revival here.
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BIO
Dr Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes is a hand embroidery artist based in Perth, WA. She has been stitching for as long as she can remember, but only took it up full-time in 2012 when she started her business, Beautiful Stitches. Her former professional career as a scientist was strongly grounded in mathematics, and that passion for geometry and number is clearly expressed in her embroidery designs. It is all about colour and pattern!
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Fighting for equality amidst global crises
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Meet human rights lawyer Peter Reading* [BA(Hon), LLB '98], Senior Legal Counsel at Equal Opportunities Commission in Hong Kong. Peter discusses working as an international human rights lawyer, modernising anti-discriminaiton laws, LGBT rights in Asia, #BlackLivesMatter movement, plus the impact COVID-19 has had on people of different races, disabilities and socio-economic status.
BIOPeter is an international human rights lawyer who has been working in the field of human rights for 20 years in Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, Commonwealth countries, and most recently in Hong Kong China.
Since November 2012, Peter has been working at the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) in Hong Kong, as Legal Counsel and most recently as Senior Legal Counsel. He has been leading a number of large scale advocacy projects such as the Discrimination Law Review to modernise the existing anti-discrimination legislation, and advocacy relating to equality for LGBTI people.
*The views expressed in the podcast by Peter Reading are his personal views only and not attributable to any organisation
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
TEDxUWA Thursdays: Dr. David Gozzard
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
PhD student and scientific advisor for TEDxUWA Leanne Jiang [BSc '17, BSc(Hons) '18], and Dr David Gozzard [BSc, BE '14, PhD '18] who's returned to UWA as a Forrest Fellow to work on laser sensors and communications for spacecraft, hold a conversation about David's time as a TEDxUWA speaker, spacejunk, and advice to those PhD bound.
Find out more about TEDxUWA and our first event, TEDxUWASalon: Revival, here:
https://www.facebook.com/TEDxUWA
http://instagram.com/tedxuwa
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on the global economy has been enormous, with businesses shuttered and employees using technology to work from home in unprecedented numbers.
Our panel of UWA researchers with expertise in organisational/workplace behaviour, architecture, virology and psychology share insights on how business will need to change and adapt to meet requirements for workplace safety and employee wellbeing.
This was the second Research Impact Series webinar, brought to you by Development and Alumni Relations and the Office of Research Enterprise.
Meet the panel
Associate Professor Aleksandra Luksyte - Deputy Head, Management and Organisations, UWA Business School
Aleksandra Luksyte is an Associate Professor and deputy Head of Department, Management and Organisations, in the UWA Business School. She is a recipient of Australian Research Council Early Career Researcher (DECRA) Fellowship. Alex research focuses on three domains: (1) presenteeism, (2) overqualification or underemployment, and (3) demographic and cultural diversity at the workplace. Alex’s research has been published in journals such as Journal of Applied Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Organisational Behaviour, and Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology.
Dr Julian Bolleter BLArch '98, PhD '10 - Co-Director, Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC), UWA
Dr Julian Bolleter is the Co-Director at the Australian Urban Design Research Centre (AUDRC) at the University of Western Australia. His role at the AUDRC includes teaching a master’s program in urban design and conducting research projects for the Western Australian state government. Julian is an experienced urban designer and has w¬orked in design offices in Australia, the USA, the UK and the Middle East. He has completed a PhD and has commercially published six books. Julian’s current research interests are new city development, urban infill development, and the design of multifunctional public open space. Julian has received funding from the Australian Research Council, Healthways and the Western Australian Government.
Associate Professor Dr Allison Imrie - School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, UWA
Dr Allison Imrie was awarded her PhD from the University of New South Wales for studies in HIV virology and immunology conducted at St Vincent’s Hospital Clinical School in the Faculty of Medicine, and prior to that completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Sydney.Her current research focus is emerging infectious diseases of the Asia-Pacific Region, including the dengue viruses. She teaches virology and immunology to undergraduate and graduate students.
Dr Laura Fruhen - Lecturer in Applied Psychology, UWA
Dr Laura Fruhen is a Lecturer in Applied Psychology at the University of Western Australia (UWA). In her research on workplace psychology Laura investigates topics such as leadership, team dynamics, work design, culture, and attitudes at work. She links these concepts with workplace safety, mental health and wellbeing and other behaviours. Laura has conducted her research in the energy sector, aviation, healthcare, construction, and firefighting.
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Aboard a COVID-19 infected cruise ship
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Laura Carija (MBBS '80) was travelling in a group of medical doctors aboard a cruise ship when it was infected by COVID-19. Both Laura and her husband, a fellow UWA grad, contracted the virus with almost no symptoms. Laura describes her experience of being on the ship and the lengthy process of isolation and travel to get home to Denmark, Western Australia.
Beyond the Hall of Winthrop
Sharing inspirational stories from the UWA community of graduates, researchers and students. Podcast guests discuss current issues, UWA events and offer their insights and advice.